Table 2.

Percentage of dentists endorsing barriers of prevailing opinion to placing sealants on NCCL and potential implementation strategies targeting barriers of prevailing opinion

Question	Response option 1 Percentage (n/total responding)	Response option 2 Percentage (n/total responding)	Response option 3 Percentage (n/total responding)	Response option 4 Percentage (n/total responding)	Response option 5 Percentage (n/total responding)
Potential Barriers
What percentage of your PDA colleagues do you believe routinely apply sealants to NCCL?	0–5% 17% (1/65)	6–25% 37% (24/65)	26–50% 15% (10/65)	More than 50% 31% (20/65)
Are you aware of any guidelines published by a professional dental organization or society (outside of PDA) regarding the use of sealants to manage NCCL?	Yes 34% (22/65)	No 66% (43/65)
Do you think that placing sealants to arrest the progression of NCCLs is within the standard of care?	Yes 42% (27/65)	Maybe 45% (29/65)	No 14% (9/65)
Implementation Strategies
Are you aware of any guidance/policy from the PDA CEC regarding how NCCL should be managed?	Yes 45% (29/65)	No 55% (36/65)
Asked of those who answered “Yes” above: Do you think having guidance/policy from the PDA CEC on managing NCCL is a good thing?	Yes 83% (24/29)	Maybe 14% (4/29)	No 3% (1/29)
Asked of those who answered “No” above: Do you think the PDA CEC should provide guidance/policy regarding how NCCL should be managed?	Yes 61% (22/36)	Maybe 28% (10/36)	No 11% (4/36)
Do you think the PDA CEC should establish clinical performance standards regarding how NCCL should be managed?	Yes 45% (29/65)	Maybe 42% (27/65)	No 14% (9/65)
Do you think the PDA CEC should conduct audits and provide individual performance feedback regarding how you manage NCC?	Yes 18% (12/65)	Maybe 48% (31/65)	No 34% (22/65)
Is part of your salary based on quality measures regarding how you manage your patients?	Yes 86% (56/65)	Maybe 11% (7/65)	No 3% (2/65)